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Would you hire an electrician from Harvard Vocational School?

The Boston Globe | 11.19.2025

Harvard stands by Sackler name on its buildings despite student complaints

The Boston Globe | 11.21.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard to Keep Arthur Sackler’s Name on Museum and Building

Foreign Student Enrollment Is Down 17% Under Trump. What It Means for Universities

Bloomberg | 11.17.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Government Revokes Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students and An International Student on Staying Silent in Trump’s America and What Happens if Harvard Loses Its International Students

Larry Summers has long seemed unstoppable. Then came the Epstein emails.

The Boston Globe | 11.24.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Summers Takes Leave Amid Harvard Probe

Tender Moments in Japan Transcend a Game’s Violence

The New York Times | 11.24.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Japan As It Never Will Be Again

Wealthy People Have Always Shaped Universities. This Time Is Different.

The New York Times | 11.24.2025

The First Large-Scale Cyberattack by AI

The Washington Post | 11.23.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Understanding AI Vulnerabilities

Notable & Quotable: The State of Learning in America

The Wall Street Journal | 11.20.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard's Tom Kane on Effective School Reforms and How to Overcome Pandemic Learning Losses

Shakespeare Becoming Shakespeare, With Help From His Working-Class Peers

The New York Times | 11.22.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Shakespeare’s Greatest Rival

Workers keep dying from heat. Data from inside their bodies shows why.

The Washington Post | 9.30.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Why Heat Waves Make You Miserable